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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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MARKETS

 Stocks Post Modest Gains 


Aug 11, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks managed to hold on to small gains today from a big early rally, as oil prices fell despite the fighting in Georgia, MarketWatch reports. The Dow closed up 48.03 points at 11,782.35. The Nasdaq gained 25.85 points to 2,439.95, and the S&P... More »

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Russia • Dow Jones • Georgia • Nasdaq • Kindle • oil supply • S&P 500 • Amazon • oil prices

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Kindle Is King of the Market —But It's a Small Market

Amazon's electronic reader is up against tough demographics

Aug 5, 08 9:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - After about 9 months on the market, how goes the Kindle? No official sales figures are out for Amazon's electronic reader, but Liz Gunnison of Portfolio tries to get a sense of things. If you were expecting it to ignite a revolution in reading, keep dreaming. Amazon has likely... More »

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technology • reading • Jeff Bezos • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks

For Albom's Latest, You'll Need a Kindle

Tuesdays With Morrie author releases new text only as an e-book

Jul 18, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitch Albom's newest work is less than 4,000 words long and available for 99 cents—but only if you have a Kindle e-book reader to view it on. The exclusive deal for the text—a speech Albom delivered to his nephew's graduating class in May—could reveal some of... More »

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publishing • Kindle • Amazon.com • digital media • Mitch Albom • ebooks

Amazon Keeps Building
on Digital Transformation

Firm develops download stores for books, music and movies

Apr 7, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of downloadable digital media continue to gain ground on conventional formats—last week, Apple’s iTunes passed Wal-Mart as top US music seller. Not to be outdone, Amazon.com is rapidly expanding its venues for digital Web delivery, the New York Times reports. This year, the company debuted a... More »

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digital downloads • digital music • digital video • Kindle • Amazon.com • Amazon • ebooks

Amazon's E-Reader
Sells Out Within Hours

Kindle gets mixed reviews, but it's gone in a flash

Nov 22, 07 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon’s pre-Thanksgiving launch of the Kindle, an electronic book reader, sold out in just five and a half hours, reports Engadget. The $399 device is able to download books directly from Amazon’s wireless network, which piggybacks on Sprint’s, bypassing Wi-Fi hotspots and making it independent of computers.... More »

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electronic books • digital reader • Kindle • Amazon.com

Amazon's E-Book Gamble Gets Big Play

Newsweek looks at changes $399 device could wreak on reading

Nov 19, 07 3:24 AM CST
(Newser) - News that Amazon would debut its new Kindle e-book leaked earlier this week, and a Newsweek cover story has the full hype on what Jeff Bezos and company hope to achieve with it. "This isn't a device, it's a service," Bezos says of of the Kindle, pointing to... More »

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Google • publishing • reading • book • Jeff Bezos • Annie Proulx • John Updike • E Ink • Kindle • Amazon.com

Amazon Tries Something Novel With E-book Reader

But similar devices haven't captured the public's imagination

Nov 15, 07 9:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Online retail giant Amazon.com will unveil its highly anticipated electronic-book reader on Monday in New York,  an industry source tells CNET. In the works for more than a year, the Kindle is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, which users can access... More »

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digital downloads • WiFi • Jeff Bezos • consumer electronics • electronic books • Kindle • Amazon.com

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